[Event "circa 1920"] [Site "Durban"] [Date "1920.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Borders, Reginald W"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Keith"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/2P5/pp6/k2p4/5n2/1K1pp2p/1p2rpn1/1r6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1920.??.??"] [Source "Reitstein"] 1. c8=N $1 {This under-promotion forces mate in 9. Other moves allow the King to escape via b5, when White has got to force a perpetual check.} (1. c8=Q Rc1 2. Nb7+ Kb5 3. Nd6+ Ka5 4. Nb7+ Kb5 $11) (1. Nb7+ Kb5 2. c8=Q Rc1 3. Nd6+ Ka5 4. Nb7+ Kb5 $11) 1... Kb5 $1 (1... f1=Q 2. Nb7+ Kb5 3. Na7#) 2. Na7+ Kc5 3. Nb7+ Kd4 4. Nc6+ Ke4 5. Nd6+ Kf3 6. Ne5+ Kg3 7. Nf5+ Kh2 8. Nf3+ Kh1 9. Ng3# {Problem published in SA Chessplayer Jan 1960 without giving a source or date, thought to be circa 1920.} 1-0 [Event "RSA-ch07"] [Site "Johannesburg"] [Date "1912.10.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Siegheim, Bruno E"] [Black "Borders, Reginald W"] [Annotator "Borders"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] {Source: The Queenslander, Brisbane, 28 Apr 1917. "Played in the last South African championship tourney".} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 (8... c6 {/\ ...Re8, Nf8 was safer} ) 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Rc1 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 Be6 12. 0-0 Rc8 (12... a6 $1 {/\ ...Qd7, Rfd8} )13. Rc2 Qd7 {threat ...Bf5} 14. Nd4 Rfd8 15. Rfc1 Ne8 $4 {losing material} (15... a6 )16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxc8 Qg5 19. Qf1 $2 (19. e4 $18 )Nd6 20. R8c5 (20. Rxd8+ $1 Qxd8 21. Qd3 $18 )Ne4 21. f4 Qg4 22. Rxd5 $2 {seems to win a piece} (22. h3 $18 )Rxd5 23. Qf3 f5 $1 {overlooked by Siegheim} 24. Rc8+ Kf7 25. Qxg4 fxg4 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. Kf1 Nd6 28. Ke2 Rh5 29. Kd3 Rxh2 30. e4 Nxe4 $1 {undoubtedly best, because Black secures at least a draw (Borders)} 31. Kxe4 Rxg2 32. Rxb7 h5 {Diagram [#]} 33. Nf5 {(White can improve here - Rust)} (33. Rxa7 $142 $1 Rxb2 34. Ra6+ Kf7 35. Kf5 {and bK is in trouble (Rust) eg.} g3 36. Ra7+ Kg8 37. Ne6 $1 (37. Kg6 Rb6+ 38. Kxh5 g2 39. Nf3 Rb1 40. Kg6 g1=Q+ 41. Nxg1 Rxg1+ 42. Kf5 $16 )g2 38. Rxg7+ Kh8 39. Kf6 $5 {setting up a mating net} ({simpler is} 39. Rg6 Rxa2 40. Ng5 $1 h4 41. Nh3 Ra3 42. Ng1 Ra2 43. Rh6+ $18 )h4 40. Nd8 $1 Rb6+ 41. Kf7 h3 (41... Rd6 42. Rg8+ Kh7 43. Rxg2 Rxd8 44. Rh2 Rd7+ 45. Ke6 Rd4 46. Rxh4+ $18 )42. Rg3 $1 Rh6 43. Kf8 $1 $18 {forces mate (Hiarcs)} )g6 34. Ne3 Rf2 (34... Re2 35. Kd3 Rf2 {was probably better} )35. Rb3 {the position was getting very ticklish, and this avoids a loss (Borders)} (35. Nd5+ $142 Ke6 36. Re7+ Kd6 37. Rg7 $18 {Hiarcs} ) Ke6 (35... g3 $4 36. Nd5+ $18 )36. Nd1 Rd2 37. Rd3 Rxd3 38. Kxd3 Kf5 39. Ke3 h4 40. b4 h3 $1 (40... g5 41. fxg5 Kxg5 $13 {Siegheim} )41. Nf2 $1 g5 42. fxg5 Kxg5 43. Nh1 $1 Kf5 44. Ng3+ Ke5 45. Nf1 Kd5 46. Kd3 {must keep opposition} Ke5 47. Ke3 Kd5 48. a4 Kc4 {Footnote: Siegheim beat Blieden in round 6 to take the lead, but this draw left them tied on 7/9 at the end. Apparently this game was played in the last round (Rust).} (48... Kc4 49. b5 Kb4 50. Kd4 Kxa4 51. Kc4 $11 )1/2-1/2 [Event "Casual game"] [Site "Durban"] [Date "1916.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Borders, Reginald W"] [Black "The Count"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] {source: Natal Mercury, 21 Oct 1916} 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Nd5 Nf6 6.d4 Nxd4 7.Nxe5 Nxe4 8.Qh5 Nd6 9.h4 {Offering a Rook to his greedy opponent, who should have tried 9...c6 making an escape square for his Queen} 9...Nxc2+ 10.Kd1 Nxa1 11.Bg5 g6 12.Nxg6 fxg6 13.Qxg6+ Nf7 14.Nxc7+ (14.Nxc7+ Qxc7 15.Qxf7#) 1-0